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date:: [[2022-08-31]]
Parent:: [[Kubernetes]], [[Kubernetes distributions]]
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# [[minikube]]
[site](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/), [repo](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube)
Minikube is a lightweight distribution that is particularly good for local installations of k8s or for learning k8s.
## Installation
On [[macOS]], you can install minikube via [[Homebrew]]:
```shell
brew install minikube
```
## Usage
### `tunnel`
```shell
minikube tunnel
```
The command above creates a route to services deployed with type `LoadBalancer` and sets their ingress to their ClusterIP. [^steadybit]
[^steadybit]: SteadyBit. *Deploy example application*. Retrieved from [SteadyBit docs](https://docs.steadybit.com/quick-start/deploy-example-application#step-2a-deploy-on-minikube)